<div dir="auto">My clients often name a close friend who is local as a temporary guardian to allow the foreign guardian to make travel arrangements and such. <br><br><div data-smartmail="gmail_signature">Jamia S. Burns<br>Attorney at Law - Estate Planning <br>360-739-6379<br><a href="http://www.jamiaburnslaw.com">www.jamiaburnslaw.com</a><br><a href="mailto:jamia@jamiaburnslaw.com">jamia@jamiaburnslaw.com</a><br>Office: 1200 Dupont Street, Ste. 1-D<br>Bellingham, WA 98225 (by appointment only)</div></div><br><div class="gmail_quote"><div dir="ltr" class="gmail_attr">On Tue, Mar 21, 2023, 7:51 PM Diane J. Kiepe <<a href="mailto:DJKiepe@depdslaw.com">DJKiepe@depdslaw.com</a>> wrote:<br></div><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex">
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I don’t think the end result is problematic per de but I could see the real possibility of a timing delay. With that in mind, I would visit with them about naming a temporary guardian locally and in addition discuss the possibility of the family in Canada
being able to come state side as the transition is happening with compensation from the estate
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<blockquote type="cite">On Mar 21, 2023, at 2:36 PM, Neli Espe, J.D. - Olympic Legal <<a href="mailto:neli@olympiclegal.com" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer">neli@olympiclegal.com</a>> wrote:<br>
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<div>I have a Washington couple who want to name in their wills as guardian for their minor child the wife’s brother who lives in Canada. They say they do not have anyone else.</div>
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<div>It seems problematic at so many levels, but I do not find an outright prohibition in the RCWs.</div>
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<div>Any suggestions?</div>
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